Manufacturers have flooded Australia’s market with SUVs and utes, knowing they can make far more money on them. Illustration: Ben Sanders Australians are hooked on tax perks while road fatalities and emissions are surging and spending on petrol and insurance increasing Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast By Elias Visontay… Continue reading The cars eating Australia: should we be trying to reverse our attraction to SUVs and utes?
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Low mileage, several careful renters … will car-sharing ever really get going?
Jasper Jolly tried JLR’s service that delivers luxury cars to your door and picks them up again – an alternative to the longer-established Zipcar, an app-based car-sharing scheme. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Observer View image in fullscreen Jasper Jolly tried JLR’s service that delivers luxury cars to your door and picks them up again – an… Continue reading Low mileage, several careful renters … will car-sharing ever really get going?
Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies
Tesla’s share price has fallen by more than a third over the last month. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA View image in fullscreen Tesla’s share price has fallen by more than a third over the last month. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to… Continue reading Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies
Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
SUVs and huge utes have become the most popular vehicles in Australia, increasingly serving as the new family car. Illustration: Ben Sanders/The Guardian About 60% of the 1.2m cars that drove out of the showroom last year were SUVs, but road fatalities reached a 12-year high too Get our breaking news email, free app or… Continue reading Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier
Car industry urges UK government to create new EV incentives
Industry research suggests the market for new EVs has become largely reliant on drivers who have already gone electric. Photograph: John Walton/PA View image in fullscreen Industry research suggests the market for new EVs has become largely reliant on drivers who have already gone electric. Photograph: John Walton/PA Car industry urges UK government to create… Continue reading Car industry urges UK government to create new EV incentives
EV battery startup Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
Northvolt was regarded as a leading player in European efforts to build an electric vehicle battery industry. Photograph: Jonas Ekstromer/TT/Reuters View image in fullscreen Northvolt was regarded as a leading player in European efforts to build an electric vehicle battery industry. Photograph: Jonas Ekstromer/TT/Reuters EV battery startup Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden Swedish firm… Continue reading EV battery startup Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
‘Patchy and behind deadline’: MPs attack UK rollout of EV charging points
There is not a single charge point in the UK that is fully compliant with accessibility standards that the DfT established with the Motability charity more than two years ago, MPs reported. Photograph: Doug Houghton/Alamy View image in fullscreen There is not a single charge point in the UK that is fully compliant with accessibility… Continue reading ‘Patchy and behind deadline’: MPs attack UK rollout of EV charging points
Toyota plans to build battery vehicles in UK and keep European plants
An updated version of Toyota’s bZ4X electric car, unveiled at a launch event in Brussels. Photograph: Toyota View image in fullscreen An updated version of Toyota’s bZ4X electric car, unveiled at a launch event in Brussels. Photograph: Toyota Toyota plans to build battery vehicles in UK and keep European plants Japanese company announces two new… Continue reading Toyota plans to build battery vehicles in UK and keep European plants
Volkswagen enjoys surprise bestseller amid financial woes: the VW currywurst
Members of the VW production team eat currywurst during the daily morning tasting session at the Wolfsburg plant. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Members of the VW production team eat currywurst during the daily morning tasting session at the Wolfsburg plant. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Volkswagen enjoys surprise bestseller amid financial woes: the VW… Continue reading Volkswagen enjoys surprise bestseller amid financial woes: the VW currywurst
‘Major brand worries’: Just how toxic is Elon Musk for Tesla?
Demonstrators outside a Tesla dealership in Palo Alto, California, protest on Wednesday against Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters View image in fullscreen Demonstrators outside a Tesla dealership in Palo Alto, California, protest on Wednesday against Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters ‘Major brand worries’: Just how… Continue reading ‘Major brand worries’: Just how toxic is Elon Musk for Tesla?